With Nitro Noriyuki Haga running out of, well, nitro this season it seems increasingly clear that likeable as he is, he will not be factory Xerox Ducati mounted in 2010. Who to replace him with? Rumors coming out of the Brno World Superbike round were that the team were in talks with 2 time champion [...]
July 26th, 2010 | Posted in World SBK | Comments Off
In what to us reeks a little of an orchestrated setup, the rhetoric concerning the possible return of 3 time World Superbike Champion, Troy Bayliss, to Ducati and competition has taken a 180ยบ turn. In a press conference held at Misano as part of World Ducati Week, Bayliss put the kibosh on any chance of [...]
June 12th, 2010 | Posted in News, World SBK | 2 Comments
After a very successful test of the Ducati 1198R Factory Superbike at Mugello last week, Troy Bayliss himself has been quoted as itching to get back in the saddle and race for another championship to equal Carl Fogarty and surpass his total number of victories. Now it appears that Bayliss could be racing as early [...]
May 18th, 2010 | Posted in News, World SBK | 5 Comments
Troy Bayliss is a Ducati Superstar. The likeable Australian is so polite and friendly to the media it belies his status as a 3 times World Superbike Champion. Ducati created a 1098R Bayliss Limited Edition to celebrate his achievements but now it appears a Swiss Ducati dealer has presented Troy with his own Ducati Multistrada [...]
May 11th, 2010 | Posted in News | Comments Off
Troy Bayliss returns to the track today at Monza, on board the factory Xerox Ducati 1198R World Superbike as he adds his expertise and efforts to the struggling team that sees Noriyuki Haga languishing in 6th in the World Superbike Championship standings after last weekends Monza round.
May 11th, 2010 | Posted in News, World SBK | Comments Off
After gracefully bowing out on top at Portimao last year, 3-time and still reigning World Superbike Champion, Troy Bayliss, seemed to have done everything perfectly. The danger with both politicians and racers (all careers end in failure) is knowing when to stop and Bayliss went out on the pinnacle of his form. Champion and race [...]
September 25th, 2009 | Posted in News, World SBK | Comments Off
Less than 12 months after retiring from road racing, Triple World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss will make his car racing debut in the Australian V8 Supercar championship next month after a successful test outing.
August 31st, 2009 | Posted in News | Comments Off
In June, Troy Bayliss tested a V8 Supercar as raced in the Australia national championship series of the same name. At the time ducatinewstoday reported how Bayliss enjoyed the event and how the team were impressed with his control and precision but not that he was just 2/10ths of second slower than a 3 time [...]
August 13th, 2009 | Posted in News | Comments Off
Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday. Every week I will post up something beautiful from the world of Ducati that you just might like to have grace your desktop. This week we have the current flagship of the 1098/1198 range, the Ducati 1098R Bayliss LE.
July 15th, 2009 | Posted in Wallpaper | Comments Off
Reigning and 3 time World Superbike Troy Bayliss took a critical step towards his car racing debut when he tested 3 time Australian V8 Supercar champion Craig Lowndes, Vodafone Ford at Queensland Raceway in Australia.
June 22nd, 2009 | Posted in News | Comments Off